Secrecy and Sanctity: 250 Years of the Chapel

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We’re pleased to announce a special one-day symposium will be held on Friday 26th April 2019 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of The Bar Convent’s historic hidden chapel, first opened in 1769. Four fascinating aspects of the chapel’s history will be explored by:

Professor Bill SheilsThe Community’s Chapel in the Community:the Bar Convent and the people of York and beyond

Dr. Jan Graffius‘Neat & Rich’: Vestments, Relics and Silver from theBar Convent and the wider English Recusant Community

Professor Maurice WhiteheadOpening a Convent Chapel in Troubled Times:the Conclave of 1769 and its International Repercussions